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==Modern state== According to Max Weber, a modern state exists where a political community has: * An administrative and legal order that has been created and can be changed by legislation that also determines its role * Binding authority over citizens and actions in its jurisdiction * The right to legitimately use the physical force in its jurisdiction An important attribute of Weber's definition of a modern state was that it is a [[bureaucracy]]. The vast majority of the modern states from the 20th century onward fall under the rational-legal authority category.
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